Are Beyonce and Jay Z Releasing a Joint Album on Tidal?

Ever since Beyonce dropped that surprise album back in 2013 without any warning, we've been on high alert for the next bombshell from the songstress and her hubs, Jay Z—and it looks like one may be headed our way in the near future. Reports are swirling that Beyonce and Jay Z are working on a joint album, and that it's close to making its debut on Tidal, the music streaming service they own along with other artists (surprise, surprise). Whisperings of a joint album in the works have been around for months but gained steam after the producer Detail told Billboard in February that he and "Beyonce and Jay Z are actually doing something together this year." That steam graduated to full-blown smoke when music host DJ Skee posted this video yesterday. (Fast forward to the 1:45 marker.) Skee reports that the joint album "is finally nearing completion," and his sources are "saying it will be released exclusively on Tidal." It makes sense: The pair have already released exclusives to Tidal, and a big album drop seems to be just what the service needs at the moment (it has dropped out of the iTunes top 700 downloads list since its

Ever since Beyonce dropped that surprise album back in 2013 without any warning, we've been on high alert for the next bombshell from the songstress and her hubs, Jay Z—and it looks like one may be headed our way in the near future. Reports are swirling that Beyonce and Jay Z are working on a joint album, and that it's close to making its debut on Tidal, the music streaming service they own along with other artists (surprise, surprise).

Whisperings of a joint album in the works have been around for months but gained steam after the producer Detail told Billboard in February that he and "Beyonce and Jay Z are actually doing something together this year." That steam graduated to full-blown smoke when music host DJ Skee posted this video yesterday. (Fast forward to the 1:45 marker.)

Skee reports that the joint album "is finally nearing completion," and his sources are "saying it will be released exclusively on Tidal." It makes sense: The pair have already released exclusives to Tidal, and a big album drop seems to be just what the service needs at the moment (it has dropped out of the iTunes top 700 downloads list since its debut).